Letter transcripts, Copy, William Colenso
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Colenso, William
Object detail
Brief Description
Six letters written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker copied from typescript lent by Dr O L Thomas, May 1950. The letters focus on botany.
a) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 14 February 1840.
b) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1 December 1842. Colenso sent 600 different specimens among which were 30 new ferns from the East Cape district.
c) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated St John's College, Waimate, New Zealand, 7 March 1844.
d) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated St John's College, Waimate, New Zealand, 20 May 1844. Colenso sent botany specimens, moa bones, small fish, worms, insects, weka, kororā, and huia.
e) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Mission Station, Waitangi near Cape Kidnappers, 19 January 1846.
f) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Waitangi, Hawke's Bay, 21 January 1848.
a) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 14 February 1840.
b) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1 December 1842. Colenso sent 600 different specimens among which were 30 new ferns from the East Cape district.
c) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated St John's College, Waimate, New Zealand, 7 March 1844.
d) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated St John's College, Waimate, New Zealand, 20 May 1844. Colenso sent botany specimens, moa bones, small fish, worms, insects, weka, kororā, and huia.
e) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Mission Station, Waitangi near Cape Kidnappers, 19 January 1846.
f) A letter written by William Colenso to Sir William Jackson Hooker, addressed and dated Waitangi, Hawke's Bay, 21 January 1848.
Collection
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Transcription is typed on paper with black ink
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 250 x 205mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1840-1848
Other number(s)
57842
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